Below is the trailer bill, SB 69, to the income shares legislation. This trailer bill contains critical updates to the currently enacted income shares amendments. It is anticipated that this trailer bill will be enacted into law. For a pdf summary of this legislation, click here. Below are … [Read more...] about Income Shares Legislation Trailer Bill
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Heroy: Illinois Supreme Court / Termination of Maintenance or Greater Reduction Properly Denied: Duty to Seek Employment Must be Balanced with Lifestyle
IRMO Heroy, 2017 IL 120205 (March 23, 2017), will prove to be a critical case regarding what is commonly considered as the duty to of a maintenance recipient to "rehabilitate" -- to seek appropriate employment. It provides lasting guidance that in cases involving significant cash flow for the payor … [Read more...] about Heroy: Illinois Supreme Court / Termination of Maintenance or Greater Reduction Properly Denied: Duty to Seek Employment Must be Balanced with Lifestyle
Heroy – Illinois Supreme Court: Despite Having $2.3 Million, a Party Has an Inability to Pay Fees when Considered in the Context of the Statutory Requirements for Contribution Hearings
IRMO Heroy, 2017 IL 120205 (March 23, 2017) Heroy provided the Illinois Supreme Court with the opportunity to finally try to provide clarity regarding many competing appellate court decisions – whether the standard is ability / inability regarding contribution petitions or whether the standards … [Read more...] about Heroy – Illinois Supreme Court: Despite Having $2.3 Million, a Party Has an Inability to Pay Fees when Considered in the Context of the Statutory Requirements for Contribution Hearings
Gunnar Gitlin Presented for MLK Seminar January 16, 2017 Re Double Dipping
This Martin Luther King Day, Gunnar J. Gitlin presented: "Double Dipping: What is it and how to Handle Issues Involving Double Dipping Involving Child Support/ Maintenance and Property Settlement" The program was at the Sheraton in Lisle. Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce … [Read more...] about Gunnar Gitlin Presented for MLK Seminar January 16, 2017 Re Double Dipping
Kane County Illinois New Case Law Management System
Kane County is in the process of implementing a new case management system. It is based on the "Odyssey Case Management System." For more information see the Kane County Clerk's website. Accordingly, filings for divorce and civil cases in Kane County will be a in a state of flux through to … [Read more...] about Kane County Illinois New Case Law Management System
Lake County Illinois Adopts New Rules for Divorce and Paternity Cases
On October 24, 2016, the Circuit Judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit revised and adopted the Local Rules. Attached are certain of the local rules applicable to divorce and family law cases in Lake County. Divorce lawyers practicing in the county should review these rules as soon as possible because … [Read more...] about Lake County Illinois Adopts New Rules for Divorce and Paternity Cases